| Name: Bridgeport Energy |

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| Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.A. |
| Type of facility: Combined-cycle natural gas |
| Year commissioned: 1999 |
| Owned Capacity: 520 MW |
| % Owned/Operated: 100/100 |
- A modern, efficient facility with one of the lowest heat rates in the ISO New England market
- Advanced emission control technologies, including selective catalytic reduction nitrogen oxide controls, to minimize environmental impacts
- Adequate space to develop a peaking facility when market conditions warrant
- Dispatches into the premium Southwest Connecticut Zone of the ISO New England market - as part of the New England Power Pool System
- Has historically received payments for energy, capacity and ancillary services
- Equipped with two Siemens V84.3A gas combustion turbines
- Produces additional output from two Vogt/NEM Heat Recovery Steam Generators and one single-reheat condensing steam turbine
- Electrical interconnection into the United Illuminating system is made via the Singer 345kV substation
- Natural gas is supplied through a lateral to the Iroquois Gas pipeline system
Last Updated: April 29, 2011